Even if Your Regret Holds Me Back (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 122
Whoosh—splash.
Black waves rolled in layer upon layer until they reached her feet. The dawn air had settled over the shore she’d arrived at after running nonstop, making everything feel chillingly crisp.
Helena stood right in the center, as if melting into the darkness. Rooted to the sand, she gazed beyond the distant horizon. From that point onward, the sky was already turning blue—a place where the world began to brighten.
After waiting just a little longer, the very edge of the sun finally emerged. A red mass began rising above the horizon like a burning flame. Its dazzling white light soon spread across the shore.
And through the mingled scents of the dawn air, sea breeze, and salt, a man came running toward her.
Helena never once took her eyes off him. She waited quietly until he finally reached her and grasped her shoulders.
“Helena! You vanished without a word—I was so worried.”
His eyes quickly swept over her entire body and, upon spotting bloodstains, he gasped in alarm.
“Good heavens! Where on earth are you hurt? Show me at once.”
“I’m not hurt.”
“Then whose blood is this…?!”
“It’s not mine. I’m fine.”
“But you….”
Helena knew exactly what unspoken word his faltering voice had failed to finish. He must have wanted to say she was crying—after all, her vision of him had blurred slightly from gathering tears.
She felt the strength gradually drain from his hands gripping her shoulders. His relief was her relief too. Normally, she would’ve simply turned her head and swallowed her tears as if nothing mattered.
After Being Cheated On, She Picked Up a Treasure (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The husband I married on a whim had been secretly in love with me for a long time.
On the day when Jun Shao finally obtained the imperial decree for her marriage, Lan Qu, the person she had admired for six years, defied the decree and ran away.
Her gentleness and devotion, her promise of a lifetime together, were all disregarded by him. Instead, he dreamed of entering the palace to serve the Emperor’s sister as a sixth-rank attendant.
News of this incident spread throughout the capital, and the alleys in front of and behind the Lan mansion were crowded with people who came to watch the commotion.
Jun Shao should have been embarrassed and angry.
But someone stepped in to protect her dignity.
The figure was in a miserable state, yet still possessed an undeniable elegance and handsomeness.
The young lord struggled to climb the wall of the Lan mansion and shouted to her, “If he won’t marry you, I will!”
So, Jun Shao took advantage of the situation and married the person.
She thought the young lord did it to save the Lan family from the crime of defying the imperial decree, but never imagined that from beginning to end, what he coveted was her.
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After the wedding, Jun Shao felt like she was living in a dream.
Her Wife-master was as beautiful as a fairy in a painting, skilled in the six arts, well-versed in poetry and literature, capable of being gentle and attentive, and also grand and dignified. Most importantly, she was the only one in his heart and eyes.
Jun Shao didn’t know how Lan Shiwu, as a illegitimate son without a father and blessed with beauty, had managed to preserve his purity, recklessly escape, and use his last ounce of strength to ruin his own reputation, all because of his love for her, just to stand before her.
She could only see him gazing at her with eyes full of love, and when she bestowed a name upon him, his eyes shone like stars.
“You have come to me like a weary bird perching on a branch. I shall call you A Qi.”
Helena is merciless, completely changed from before. Forward Helena.
Wah! The height of romance! But Helena is not divorced yet, it will become a scandal.
It hurts! Stop pulling her right and left. Aren’t you noble knights.(¤﹏¤)